Established in 1991 by the Lewis J. and Harriet S. Lederer Fund
HARRIET S. LEDERER in 1939 established the LEWIS J. AND HARRIET S. LEDERER FUND at the hospital to be used for research into the cause and cure of epilepsy. The income from this endowment was for many years used to support research in the departments of Neurology, Neurologic Surgery, and Physiology at the School of Medicine. In 1991, the endowment was designated for support of this professorship, memorializing the Lederers.
EILEEN P. G. VINING, Med 1972, the Lederer Professor of Pediatric Epilepsy, directs the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and is director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. A national and international expert in the diagnosis and management of children with epilepsy, she oversees a comprehensive treatment program that incorporates medications, vagus nerve stimulation, diet, and surgical techniques including hemispherectomy. Dr. Vining specializes in the research, management, and treatment of seizure disorders and the administration of the ketogenic diet, a high-fat, exquisitely managed diet proven to reduce or eliminate seizures in children and adolescents. She and John M. Freeman, the former Lederer Professor, helped return the diet to medical prominence. Widely published in the field of pediatric epilepsy, Dr. Vining is the co-author of the resource book Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide, now in its third edition. She has been a member of the Department of Neurology and Pediatrics since 1976.
EILEEN P. G. VINING, Med 1972, the Lederer Professor of Pediatric Epilepsy, directs the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and is director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. A national and international expert in the diagnosis and management of children with epilepsy, she oversees a comprehensive treatment program that incorporates medications, vagus nerve stimulation, diet, and surgical techniques including hemispherectomy. Dr. Vining specializes in the research, management, and treatment of seizure disorders and the administration of the ketogenic diet, a high-fat, exquisitely managed diet proven to reduce or eliminate seizures in children and adolescents. She and John M. Freeman, the former Lederer Professor, helped return the diet to medical prominence. Widely published in the field of pediatric epilepsy, Dr. Vining is the co-author of the resource book Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide, now in its third edition. She has been a member of the Department of Neurology and Pediatrics since 1976.